Iron Age Ranching in England

Researchers from the English Heritage, a conservation society, believe that
mysterious crop lines provide evidence for Iron Age cattle ranching.
In a report from Yahoo News on Friday, October 25, 2002, archaeologists
announced that mysterious crop lines on a hillside near the village of
Weaverthorpe in Yorkshire may prove that a massive cattle-ranching industry
existed in Iron Age England. 100-yard-wide "funnels" inside the crop line may
show that cattle were driven to higher pastures. Archaeologists used aerial
photography as one of their tools in this research. Their findings will be
presented in a program for BBC Television October 31.